Ratty wrote on Aug 9, 2012, 10:35:For a time I was careful to say "data are" in my emails and documentations. Then I decided it was so artificial and a bit pretentious I gave it up. When I come across that construct elsewhere I always find it a bit distracting and that shouldn't happen in things you write.

I also insist on saying "id is" (as in id software) rather than "id are" (or any corporation for that matter). I find that pretentious and distracting too. Plus I note even John Carmack says "id is."

The latter is just a difference between (typical) British English and (typical) American English usage. For American usage, a company is a singular entity. For British usage, a company is a collection of individuals.

For a time I was careful to say "data are" in my emails and documentations. Then I decided it was so artificial and a bit pretentious I gave it up. When I come across that construct elsewhere I always find it a bit distracting and that shouldn't happen in things you write.

I also insist on saying "id is" (as in id software) rather than "id are" (or any corporation for that matter). I find that pretentious and distracting too. Plus I note even John Carmack says "id is."

What planet are these idiots living on? iOS "may" be the most popular platform of all time? I may be the most popular guy in the world (we all know that isn't true). Are they hitting the bath salts or what?This article is like the American media where they never come right out and make a claim. Instead, they end their captions with a question mark.

“We’ll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false.” William Casey, CIA Director 1981-1987

I expected better from Ars Technica than cherry-picking stats to have an excuse to write another Apple fellating article. Shame to see Ben Kuchera at Penny Arcade Report (who seems to think himself the saviour of game journalism) judge this article worthy of "The Cut" which are basically articles from other sites that he deems worthy of his higher standards. There's more than a billion Windows PCs right now. If we want to consider anything that can play games as a "gaming platform" (which I think is fair), then it's far and away the most popular, with Facebook following closely behind. Guys, Apple's doing fine without bullshit attempts at free PR from the tech press. Or do you have a quota to meet, lest you not get invited to the next hand-picked press reveal?